Refusal Of Child's Custody To Mother On Unfounded Allegations Of Adultery Illegal: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that unfounded allegations of adultery against a woman cannot be a ground for denying her the custody of her children. It further held that allegations of adultery cannot be proved by way of an affidavit and it is important that the Trial Court allows the parties to lead full-evidence, before deciding the question of custody on that ground."This is totally...

Don't Shift Mentally Ill Patients From Hospitals To Beggar Homes Or Old Age Homes : Supreme Court Directs Maharashtra Govt

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed State of Maharashtra to discontinue the practice of shifting mentally ill patients from medical establishments to beggar homes or old age homes as it was contrary to the letter and spirit of the Mental Healthcare Act. A Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and MR Shah issued the direction while hearing a plea pertaining to rehabilitation...

'Ineffective, Incomplete, Defective Investigation': Court Rejects Police Report To Drop Corruption Case Against Karnataka CM Yediyurappa

A Special MP/ MLA Court in Karnataka has refused to drop the investigation against Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in an alleged case of corruption relating to denotification of prime land in Bengaluru in 2006, when he was then the Deputy CM.The Court of Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Shridhar Gopalakrishna Bhat, rejected the 'B' Final Report submitted by the Lokayukta Police. It...

No New Public Buildings May Be Constructed/ Sanctioned Without Providing Access For Persons With Disabilities: Madras High Court

To make public places disabled-friendly, the Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu Government to make sure that no new buildings in the state are constructed or sanctioned without ensuring access for persons with disabilities, including toilets and other facilities."It is imperative that all public buildings, including Court houses, must have access that may be used by persons...

Vaccinate Mentally Ill People Institutionalized In Hospitals & Asylums : Supreme Court Directs Centre, States

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued directions to the Union Government to ensure vaccination takes place for mentally ill patients who have been institutionalized in hospitals and mental asylums. "Persons who have been institutionalized must be vaccinated to protect them from the onset of infection. ASG Madhavi Divan has stated that they will take it up with utmost priority and...

[BREAKING] 'Respond On Compliance With IT Rules Or You're In Trouble': Delhi High Court Warns Twitter

Lashing out at social media giant Twitter Inc for non-compliance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, a single judge bench of Justice Rekha Palli of the Delhi High Court today said it was not going to give Twitter any protection from consequences of non-compliance, and granted Twitter time as sought for, to get back on...

[ BREAKING]'Hope God Will Allow Rath Yatra Next Year': Supreme Court Refuses To Allow Rath Yatras In Odisha In Places Other Puri Jagannath Temple

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking permission to hold Rath Yatras in other temples in the State of Odisha at par with with Rath Yatra at the iconic Puri Jagannath Temple. It held that given the country is only recovering from second wave of Covid-19, the Odisha Government has taken a considered decision."I also feel bad but we can't do anything about it. Hope...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Recognition To Same-Sex Marriages In Citizenship Act, Special Marriage Act & Foreign Marriage Act

A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh today issued notice on a plea seeking recognition to same-sex marriages under the Citizenship Act, 1955, Foreign Marriage Act, 1969, and the Special Marriage Act, 1954.The bench has sought replies of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Consulate General of India, New York, and listed the...

Supreme Court Refers To Britney Spears Case In US While Hearing Habeas Plea For Release Of 21-Year Old Woman

The Supreme Court on Monday made a reference to Britney Spear's case in the United States of America where the pop singer is fighting a legal battle to end the conservatorship by her father.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana made this passing reference while hearing a habeas corpus petition seeking the release of a 21-year old woman from the alleged illegal detention of...

"Can't Tolerate Rumor-Mongers Creating Fear & Confusion": J&K Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Accused Blocking Vaccination Drive

A Jammu & Kashmir Court last week denied anticipatory bail to a person accused of spreading disinformation against COVID-19 vaccination and obstructing the vaccination drive conducted by the Government noting that granting him bail would be like "adding a premium on his criminality".The Court observed that few rumor-mongers are acting as a stumbling block towards the lofty and...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Protection To Muslim Woman Who Converted To Hinduism To Marry Hindu Man

The Punjab & Haryana High Court last week directed the senior superintendent of police, Sangrur to provide protection to a Muslim woman (and her husband) who converted to Hinduism to marry a Hindu man. The bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill was hearing the plea filed by one Rajina @ Jyoti and her husband Jaspal Sharma. Fearing threat at the hands of private respondents,...

'Taloja Jail Has Brought Me To A Situation Where I Can't Eat, Write Or Walk Myself' : An Account Of Father Stan Swamy's Struggles For Basic Rights

Father Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old Jesuit priest who spent over 60 years of his life working for the most marginalised communities, for Adivasis and against the illegal detention of minors branded as Maoists in Jharkhand, passed away at the Holy Family hospital on Monday, his last wish unfulfilled. "I would request the judiciary to consider (my application) for interim bail…...